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Mater/Pater words
Father/Mother vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| patrician | person of noble birth, as descending from founding fathers |
| patron | one who supports or protects, like one's father |
| patriarch | male head of a family or tribul line |
| pattern | a model considered worthy of imitation, like a father |
| patronym | a family name derived from the name of your father or a paternal ancestor |
| maternity | quality or condition of being a mother |
| matricide | murder of a mother by her son or daughter |
| matrimony | the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life |
| matrix | an enclosure, such as a womb, where something originates or develops |
| alma mater | nurturing mother, a school from which one has graduated |